Comparison of a generic (SF-36) and a disease specific (WOMAC) (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index) instrument in the measurement of outcomes after knee replacement surgery. - Concepedia

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Comparison of a generic (SF-36) and a disease specific (WOMAC) (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index) instrument in the measurement of outcomes after knee replacement surgery.

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1995

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Gillian Hawker, Catherine A. Melfi, Jennifer J. Paul, Robin Green, Claire Bombardier

Abstract

These scales measure 2 distinct but important aspects of patients' health. These results support inclusion of both a generic and a disease specific HRQL measure in cross sectional studies.